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Eurotunnel warns ferries business will suffer after its forced exithttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/mar/18/eurotunnel-warns-ferries-business-will-suffer-after-its-forced-exit
<p>Group head Jacques Gounon says passengers will desert ferry services in wake of Competition and Markets Authority ruling that it must sell MyFerryLink </p><p> Eurotunnel has announced bumper profits and vowed to emerge stronger from its forced exit from the ferries business, warning that passengers would defect from cross-Channel competitors as green legislation and reduced competition drove up ferry fares.</p><p>Group revenues jumped 7% to €1.2bn and operating profits were up 11% to €334m on the back of increasing volumes of traffic though the tunnel during the peak seasons. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/mar/18/eurotunnel-warns-ferries-business-will-suffer-after-its-forced-exit">Continue reading...</a>Ferry travelChannel TunnelCompetition and Markets AuthorityBusinessRegulatorsTravelWed, 18 Mar 2015 16:15:57 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/mar/18/eurotunnel-warns-ferries-business-will-suffer-after-its-forced-exitPhotograph: Graham TurnerJacques Gounon of Eurotunnel described the authority’s deadline as ‘quite a joke’.Photograph: Graham TurnerJacques Gounon of Eurotunnel described the authority’s deadline as ‘quite a joke’.Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesEurotunnel hopes to net €120m-€150m from the sale of MyFerryLink, which uses ferries bought from the defunct SeaFrance.Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesEurotunnel hopes to net €120m-€150m from the sale of MyFerryLink, which uses ferries bought from the defunct SeaFrance.Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent2015-03-18T16:15:57ZEurostar travellers face more disruption from power supply problems after firehttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/18/eurostar-passengers-stranded-hour-vehicle-fire-delay
Reports of passengers being stuck on trains for hours, one day after lorry fire in Channel tunnel left 12,000 customers stranded<br /><p>Hundreds of Eurostar passengers faced more travel misery on Sunday as power supply problems brought the service to a standstill 24 hours after a lorry fire left 12,000 customers stranded.</p><p>Seven services from London were cancelled along with two from Paris and three from Brussels, heaping more disruption on customers who had been due to travel on Saturday.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/18/eurostar-passengers-stranded-hour-vehicle-fire-delay">Continue reading...</a>EurostarBusinessChannel TunnelTravelUK newsFranceEuropeWorld newsRail transportTransportMon, 19 Jan 2015 00:05:16 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/18/eurostar-passengers-stranded-hour-vehicle-fire-delayPhotograph: /Xinhua /Landov/Barcroft MediaPassengers get off a Eurostar train that reversed from the Channel tunnel on Saturday 17 January. Delays continue into Sunday. Photograph: Xinhua /Landov/Barcroft MediaPhotograph: /Xinhua /Landov/Barcroft MediaPassengers get off a Eurostar train that reversed from the Channel tunnel on Saturday 17 January. Delays continue into Sunday. Photograph: Xinhua /Landov/Barcroft MediaJosh Halliday2015-01-19T00:05:16ZChannel tunnel reopens after closure due to lorry firehttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jan/18/channel-tunnel-reopens-after-closure-due-to-lorry-fire
<p>Eurotunnel services resume after smouldering vehicle caused shutdown that left thousands of passengers stranded</p><p>Eurotunnel services have resumed following a lorry fire that left thousands of passengers stranded on both sides of the Channel.</p><p>All passenger services and the Eurotunnel Le Shuttle car service were halted after the vehicle caught fire at the French end of the underground railway’s south tunnel on Saturday.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jan/18/channel-tunnel-reopens-after-closure-due-to-lorry-fire">Continue reading...</a>Channel TunnelEurostarRail transportRoad transportTransportUK newsSun, 18 Jan 2015 04:33:16 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jan/18/channel-tunnel-reopens-after-closure-due-to-lorry-firePhotograph: Brian Duffy/Brian Duffy/Demotix/CorbisQueues build up as the departure gates are closed at the Eurostar terminal in London.Photograph: Brian Duffy/Brian Duffy/Demotix/CorbisQueues build up as the departure gates are closed at the Eurostar terminal in London.Press Association2015-01-18T04:33:16ZTracey Thorn takes the slow train to Innsbruck, Austriahttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jan/17/-sp-tracey-thorn-takes-the-slow-train-to-innsbruck
<p>The singer-songwriter is soothed by the rock and lull of Europe’s railways en route to Austria</p><p>• <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/competition/2015/jan/17/win-camper-van-holiday-spain">Competition: win a camper van holiday in Spain</a><br></p><p>Travel pieces tend to be written by daredevils, the type who, when asked if they fancy a trip on a raft up the Limpopo, cry, “Not half!” and grab a pre-packed rucksack. I’m not that type. I’m more the type who thinks the Limpopo might be infested with crocodiles or hippos, and who needs at least a week to make a list of essential toiletries before wondering which size suitcase to take. I don’t like cliffs or sheer drops, or skiing, or cable cars, or heights, so I’m still not sure how I ended up, in the rapidly fading light of an autumn afternoon in Innsbruck, slowly inching my way down a mountain path in inappropriate footwear, and wishing I were dead.</p><p>I’d come here with my friend Lavinia on a European adventure by rail, because of all things travel-related, what I love most is a train. Both my grandfathers were train drivers, so perhaps it’s in my blood. And being a non-driver, I am grateful for any form of transport that requires nothing more of me than gawping out the window. We’d planned an itinerary that would whisk us in two days from the centre of London to the heart of the Alps, beginning with a Eurostar to Paris, followed by a Swiss TGV Lyria train to Zurich. There we stopped overnight in the charming <a href="http://www.ladysfirst.ch/en/">Lady’s First hotel</a>, opened in 2001 exclusively for women, though now admitting men, and occupying a 19th-century town house in a quiet, leafy neighbourhood by the lake.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jan/17/-sp-tracey-thorn-takes-the-slow-train-to-innsbruck">Continue reading...</a>Tracey ThornTravelMusicRail travelAustriaEuropeFranceChannel TunnelSwitzerlandLife and styleTravel and transportSat, 17 Jan 2015 09:00:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jan/17/-sp-tracey-thorn-takes-the-slow-train-to-innsbruckPhotograph: Dominik Gigler for the GuardianTracey Thorn and friend Lavinia at Café Sacher.Photograph: Dominik Gigler for the GuardianTracey Thorn and friend Lavinia at Café Sacher.Photograph: Dominik Gigler/Dominik Gigler for the GuardianTracey Thorn by the river Inn in Innsbruck. Photograph: Dominik Gigler/Dominik Gigler for the GuardianPhotograph: Dominik Gigler/Dominik Gigler for the GuardianTracey Thorn by the river Inn in Innsbruck. Photograph: Dominik Gigler/Dominik Gigler for the GuardianTracey Thorn2015-01-17T09:00:03ZHigh speed rail scheme criticised for large budget and ‘lack of clear plan’http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/16/high-speed-rail-hs2-magaret-hodge-public-accounts-committee-dft
Public accounts committee chair, Margaret Hodge, doubts value to taxpayer, given ‘DfT overspends and benefits unproven’<p>The high-speed rail network HS2 risks being needlessly expensive and is being planned in the absence of a clear national strategy, a committee of MPs has said.</p><p>In a critical report the public accounts committee (PAC) says it is “sceptical” as to whether the Department for Transport can get value for money for the taxpayer for HS2. It warns that the DfT looks set to repeat mistakes of the past in infrastructure construction.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/16/high-speed-rail-hs2-magaret-hodge-public-accounts-committee-dft">Continue reading...</a>HS2Margaret HodgeRail transportEnvironmentConservationRegenerationCivil serviceChannel TunnelPoliticsUK newsFri, 16 Jan 2015 00:01:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/16/high-speed-rail-hs2-magaret-hodge-public-accounts-committee-dftPhotograph: Christopher Thomond/GuardianA Stop HS2 poster erected in 2013 in Pickmere, Cheshire, near the proposed new rail line. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the GuardianPhotograph: Christopher Thomond/GuardianA Stop HS2 poster erected in 2013 in Pickmere, Cheshire, near the proposed new rail line. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the GuardianGwyn Topham, transport correspondent2015-01-16T00:01:02ZEurotunnel puts its ferry business up for sale after competition appeal failshttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/09/eurotunnel-myferrylink-sale-appeal-fails-buyer
<p>Group is confident of finding a buyer for MyFerryLink as tribunal upholds ruling that it stop operating out of Dover</p><p>Eurotunnel has admitted defeat in its battle to keep its cross-channel ferry business and has put MyFerryLink up for sale <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/20/eurotunnel-legal-fight-cross-channel-ferry-service" title="">after failing to overturn a competition ruling for the second time</a>.</p><p>The Competition Appeal Tribunal upheld a decision that MyFerryLink should stop operating out of Dover within six months. Combined with tunnel traffic, Groupe Eurotunnel had just under half of all cross-channel custom.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/09/eurotunnel-myferrylink-sale-appeal-fails-buyer">Continue reading...</a>TransportFerry travelTravel & leisureCompetition and Markets AuthorityRegulatorsBusinessChannel TunnelUK newsWater transportFri, 09 Jan 2015 12:33:56 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/09/eurotunnel-myferrylink-sale-appeal-fails-buyerPhotograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/GettyJacques Gounon, chairman and chief executive of Eurotunnel, said MyFerryLink was a commercial success. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/GettyPhotograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/GettyJacques Gounon, chairman and chief executive of Eurotunnel, said MyFerryLink was a commercial success. Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP/GettyGwyn Topham, transport correspondent2015-01-09T12:33:56ZEurostar unveils new Channel Tunnel train - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/business/video/2014/nov/13/eurostar-unveils-new-channel-tunnel-train-video
The first of seven new 200mph state-of-the-art trains is unveiled in London on Thursday by Eurostar. Built by German firm Siemens, the e320 train is capable of carrying 900 passengers and will go into service at the end of 2015. Eurostar hopes the new trains can help it counter any future competition. Germany's Deutsche Bahn has planned a rival channel-tunnel service from Frankfurt to London via Brussels <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/video/2014/nov/13/eurostar-unveils-new-channel-tunnel-train-video">Continue reading...</a>EurostarChannel TunnelLondonBusinessUK newsTravelThu, 13 Nov 2014 17:28:53 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/video/2014/nov/13/eurostar-unveils-new-channel-tunnel-train-videoMartin Godwin/Martin GodwinEurostar unveil a new high-speed train Photograph: Martin GodwinGuardian Staff2014-11-13T17:28:53ZChannel tunnel train evacuated after power cable fallhttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/07/channel-tunnel-train-evacuated-power-cable-fall
Overhead line problem sees transfer of 472 passengers and tunnel closure, causing delays of at least six hours<p>Travellers using the Channel tunnel are facing delays of at least six hours after a fallen power cable caused hundreds of passengers to be evacuated from a train.</p><p>In an <a href="https://twitter.com/LeShuttle/status/486071764712427520" title="">announcement on Twitter</a>, Eurotunnel said a France-bound passenger train was halted because of a &quot;fallen catenary&quot; in the tunnel at around 7.30am on Monday morning.</p><p>Evacuation from the Eurotunnel this morning after the power lines came down <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/eurotunnel?src=hash">#eurotunnel</a> <a href="http://t.co/xTk1S70Pz3">pic.twitter.com/xTk1S70Pz3</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/07/channel-tunnel-train-evacuated-power-cable-fall">Continue reading...</a>Rail transportChannel TunnelTravelTransportUK newsFranceEuropeEurostarBusinessMon, 07 Jul 2014 12:39:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jul/07/channel-tunnel-train-evacuated-power-cable-fallRichard ByromPassengers are evacuated from the Eurotunnel after a power failure. Photograph: Richard ByromRichard ByromPassengers are evacuated from the Eurotunnel after a power failure. Photograph: Richard ByromMatthew Weaver2014-07-07T12:39:00ZEurotunnel vows to continue legal fight over Dover-Calais ferry servicehttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/20/eurotunnel-legal-fight-cross-channel-ferry-service
Company says regulator failed to take into account market changes when upholding ban against its MyFerryLink boats<p>Eurotunnel has vowed it will continue fighting to run cross-Channel ferries after competition authorities upheld a decision to bar its boats from Dover.</p><p>The ruling is likely to force Eurotunnel to end its MyFerryLink service before the end of the year.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/20/eurotunnel-legal-fight-cross-channel-ferry-service">Continue reading...</a>Water transportCompetition and Markets AuthorityBusinessRail transportFerry travelTravelTransportUK newsRail transportWorld newsChannel TunnelTue, 20 May 2014 13:14:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/may/20/eurotunnel-legal-fight-cross-channel-ferry-serviceDenis Charlet/AFP/Getty ImagesEurotunnel appealed against the Competition Commission's ruling in June 2013. Photograph: Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty ImagesDenis Charlet/AFP/Getty ImagesAll Channel tunnel train services have been suspended after unconfirmed reports of a fire on one of Eurotunnel's shuttles. Photograph: Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty ImagesGwyn Topham, transport correspondent2014-05-20T13:14:06ZThe Channel Tunnel at 20: From the archive, 6 May 1994http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/from-the-archive-blog/2014/may/06/channel-tunnel-20-anniversary-eurostar
In 1994 the Queen opened Waterloo International before travelling on Eurostar to Calais for the tunnel's inauguration with President Mitterrand of France<p>The &pound;10.5 billion Channel Tunnel will today be used to carry the Queen, John Major and several cabinet ministers to the elaborate inauguration ceremonies at Calais, even though it has not been granted one of the four operating certificates needed for commercial services.</p><p>Although emergency evacuation procedures have been carried out, a full-scale test involving 1,000-plus people has not yet taken place, Eurotunnel has confirmed. The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, will be among 800 guests on board the train, the first fully-laden Eurostar train to travel through the Tunnel.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/from-the-archive-blog/2014/may/06/channel-tunnel-20-anniversary-eurostar">Continue reading...</a>TransportEurostarChannel TunnelFranceTravelTue, 06 May 2014 16:12:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/from-the-archive-blog/2014/may/06/channel-tunnel-20-anniversary-eurostarMathew Polak/ POLAK MATTHEW/CORBIS SYGMAPassengers at Waterloo International prepare to board Eurostar trains bound for the continent, 1994. Photograph: Mathew Polak/Polak Matthew/Corbis SygmaMathew Polak/ POLAK MATTHEW/CORBIS SYGMAPassengers at Waterloo International prepare to board trains Eurostar trains bound for the continent, 1994 Photograph: Mathew Polak/ POLAK MATTHEW/CORBIS SYGMARebecca Smithers2014-05-06T16:12:41ZHS2 benefits to north could be delivered six years earlier, says Sir David Higginshttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/17/hs2-benefits-north-six-years-earlier-chairman
Chair of HS2 recommends building line to Crewe early, rebuilding Euston and axing stretch of line joining HS2 to HS1<p>HS2's benefits to the north could be delivered six years earlier by building the line to Crewe early and returning the historic rail hub to the heart of Britain's revamped transport system, the high speed rail project's new boss will say today.</p><p>In a report to be delivered in Manchester, Sir David Higgins, the ex-Network Rail boss and chairman of HS2, says that the second phase of the high-speed rail project should be accelerated with the 43-mile stretch north to Crewe being built in the first phase of construction. He recommends axing a controversial stretch of the line joining HS2 to HS1 and completely rebuilding Euston, and stresses that the new high-speed network must be fully integrated into the existing rail system.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/17/hs2-benefits-north-six-years-earlier-chairman">Continue reading...</a>HS2Rail transportNetwork RailTransportChannel TunnelGeorge OsborneConfederation of British Industry (CBI)UK newsMon, 17 Mar 2014 10:17:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/17/hs2-benefits-north-six-years-earlier-chairmanDominic Lipinski/PASir David Higgins stresses in his report that the new high-speed network must be fully integrated into the existing rail system. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PADominic Lipinski/PASir David Higgins stresses in his report that the new high-speed network must be fully integrated into the existing rail system. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PAGwyn Topham, transport correspondent2014-03-17T10:17:00ZEurostar passenger figures top 10 million for first timehttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/mar/05/eurostar-passenger-figures-10-million-2013
Channel tunnel train company says it carried 10.1 million travellers in 2013 and saw sales revenue rise 7% to £857m<p>Eurostar has carried more than 10&nbsp;million passengers in a year for the first time. It had 10.1 million travellers in 2013 – a 2% rise on the previous year.</p><p>Last year was the 10th successive year in which passenger numbers have grown at the high-speed channel tunnel train operator, which has carried 140 million passengers since its launch in 1994. Eurostar, which runs 186mph trains between London, Paris and Brussels, also reported that its 2013 sales revenue had risen 7% to &pound;857m, while operating profit was up 4% to &pound;54m.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/mar/05/eurostar-passenger-figures-10-million-2013">Continue reading...</a>EurostarBusinessChannel TunnelEuropeUK newsWed, 05 Mar 2014 09:29:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/mar/05/eurostar-passenger-figures-10-million-2013Ben Pruchnie/Getty ImagesEurostar has carried 140 million passengers since it started in 1994.
Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/Getty ImagesBen Pruchnie/Getty ImagesEurostar has carried 140 million passengers since it started in 1994.
Photograph: Ben Pruchnie/Getty ImagesPress Association2014-03-05T09:29:19ZChannel tunnel rings in mobile phone services for travellers to Francehttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jan/09/channel-tunnel-mobile-phone-services
Vodafone and EE to offer mobile services in north tunnel, following in tracks of French networks serving south tunnel<p>The 30 miles of the Channel tunnel have until now offered a welcome pause from the trilling of mobile phones. Not any more. From this spring, Eurotunnel passengers will be able to tell callers: &quot;I'm on Le Shuttle.&quot;</p><p>The north tunnel, through which the Eurostar and car-carrying shuttle transport passengers from Britain to the continent, is to be plugged into the mobile phone network for the first time.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jan/09/channel-tunnel-mobile-phone-services">Continue reading...</a>Telecommunications industryRail transportChannel TunnelVodafoneEETransportOrangeT-MobileTravelBusinessUK newsWorld newsThu, 09 Jan 2014 12:28:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jan/09/channel-tunnel-mobile-phone-servicesChris Ison/PATrain leaving the Channel tunnel. EE says the whole Channel tunnel will be covered by superfast 4G mobile services by the summer. Photograph: Chris Ison/PAChris Ison/PATrain leaving the Channel tunnel. EE says the whole Channel tunnel will be covered by superfast 4G mobile services by the summer. Photograph: Chris Ison/PAJuliette Garside2014-01-09T12:28:33ZEurostar share sale likely to give French total controlhttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/08/eurostar-paris-not-much-longer
France's state-owned operator SNCF may be the sole bidder for the UK's 40% stake<p>Two centuries after he dreamed of digging beneath the sea to reach his island nemesis to the north, Napoleon Bonaparte might have been surprised to see Paris and London linked so harmoniously by a sleek, silver train. But he would have been less surprised to learn that the British, that nation of shopkeepers, are set to flog off their share of the pioneering service.</p><p>The decision to sell the nation's stake in Eurostar, just under two decades since Queen Elizabeth chugged down the tracks from Waterloo before speeding through the French countryside with President Mitterrand, was confirmed this week by the financial secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, as part of the updated infrastructure plan. The sell-off, first mooted by the coalition in 2010, was part of a doubled target for state asset sales to &pound;20bn.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/08/eurostar-paris-not-much-longer">Continue reading...</a>EurostarChannel TunnelPrivatisationRail transportTransportEconomic policyBusinessPoliticsTravelUK newsSun, 08 Dec 2013 00:05:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/08/eurostar-paris-not-much-longerBen Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesEurostar is already 55% controlled by France’s state-owned railway. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesBen Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesEurostar is already 55% controlled by France’s state-owned railway. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesGwyn Topham2013-12-08T00:05:55ZEurotunnel ferry service surviveshttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/04/eurotunnel-ferry-saved
Six hundred jobs at MyFerryLink saved – for the time being – as tribunal overturns Competition Commission decision<p>Eurotunnel is to continue operating ferry services from Dover after it won an appeal against a Competition Commission ruling.</p><p>The commission told the group in June that it would have to stop its MyFerryLink service because of fears that it could use its dominance of cross-Channel transport to increase prices.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/04/eurotunnel-ferry-saved">Continue reading...</a>Competition and Markets AuthorityChannel TunnelFerry travelTravelJob lossesRegulatorsBusinessUK newsWed, 04 Dec 2013 20:05:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/04/eurotunnel-ferry-savedPhilippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesA MyFerryLink ship leaving Calais. Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesPhilippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesA MyFerryLink ship leaving Calais. Photograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesPress Association2013-12-04T20:05:03ZChannel tunnel services halted by lorry firehttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/nov/29/channel-tunnel-trains-halted-fire
Delays as services resume after blaze in tunnel caused suspension of all Folkestone-Calais shuttles, with Eurostar trains also affected<p>All services through the Channel tunnel were halted on Thursday afternoon after an incident involving a Eurotunnel shuttle train.</p><p>Dozens of truckers were taken to safety after fire broke out on a lorry on a shuttle train in the tunnel.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/nov/29/channel-tunnel-trains-halted-fire">Continue reading...</a>Rail transportChannel TunnelTravelUK newsEurostarBusinessTransportThu, 29 Nov 2012 15:27:37 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/nov/29/channel-tunnel-trains-halted-fireDenis Charlet/AFP/Getty ImagesAll Channel tunnel train services have been suspended after unconfirmed reports of a fire on one of Eurotunnel's shuttles. Photograph: Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty ImagesDenis Charlet/AFP/Getty ImagesAll Channel tunnel train services have been suspended after unconfirmed reports of a fire on one of Eurotunnel's shuttles. Photograph: Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty ImagesPress Association2012-11-29T15:27:37ZEurotunnel says post-Olympics boost to continue into 2013http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/oct/23/eurotunnel-post-olympics-shuttle-eurostar
Passenger and commercial shuttle service traffic was up 16% over summer – offsetting a slight drop in Eurostar numbers<p>Eurotunnel says a post-Olympics effect should see revenues continue to increase in 2013 after summer trading rose 16% on the previous year.</p><p>The shuttle service in the Channel tunnel saw 10% more passenger traffic and 17% more trucks from July to September 2012 than a year earlier.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/oct/23/eurotunnel-post-olympics-shuttle-eurostar">Continue reading...</a>EurostarTravel & leisureChannel TunnelBusinessTravelUK newsFranceEuropeWorld newsOlympic Games 2012OlympicsTue, 23 Oct 2012 15:32:50 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/oct/23/eurotunnel-post-olympics-shuttle-eurostarPAEurostar traffic was down during the Olympics. Photograph: PAPAEurostar traffic was down during the Olympics. Photograph: PAGwyn Topham, transport correspondent2012-10-23T15:32:50ZChannel tunnel to break mobile-free silence in Julyhttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/03/channel-tunnel-mobile-phones-deal
Signal technology breakthrough and reported telecoms deals mean passengers will have mobile phone coverage in tunnel<p>Passengers travelling through the Channel tunnel will be able to use their mobile phones 250ft under the seabed from July after a breakthrough in signal technology.</p><p>Eurotunnel, which manages the 23-mile link between Folkestone and Calais, has reportedly announced a deal with four mobile providers, including France T&eacute;l&eacute;com Orange and Free Mobile.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/03/channel-tunnel-mobile-phones-deal">Continue reading...</a>Rail transportMobile phonesEurostarChannel TunnelTravelBusinessUK newsFranceEuropeWorld newsTransportTelecomsTechnologyTelecommunications industrySat, 03 Mar 2012 14:39:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/mar/03/channel-tunnel-mobile-phones-dealMichel Spingler/APEurostar emerges from the Channel tunnel. Eurotunnel, announced it had returned to profit in 2011 after it drew a record 19 million passengers Photograph: Michel Spingler/APMichel Spingler/APEurostar emerges from the Channel tunnel. Eurotunnel, announced it had returned to profit in 2011 after it drew a record 19 million passengers Photograph: Michel Spingler/APDamien Pearse2012-03-03T14:39:09ZChannel tunnel passengers face train delayshttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/sep/02/channel-tunnel-trains-delayed
Power supply problem causes hold-ups between London and north Kent<p>High-speed Eurostar train services through the Channel tunnel have been severely disrupted because of an electrical power supply problem near London.</p><p>Also affected were high-speed Javelin trains between St Pancras International and stations in Kent operated by the Southeastern train company. Trains were being delayed by up to 100 minutes.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/sep/02/channel-tunnel-trains-delayed">Continue reading...</a>UK newsChannel TunnelTransportFri, 02 Sep 2011 11:44:32 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/sep/02/channel-tunnel-trains-delayedRobert Harding Picture Library L/AlamyEurostar services are moving again, said a spokesman. Photograph: Robert Harding Picture Library L/AlamyRobert Harding Picture Library L/AlamyEurostar services are moving again, said a spokesman. Photograph: Robert Harding Picture Library L/AlamyPress Assoociation2011-09-02T11:44:32ZFrench train maker refuses to admit defeat over £537m Eurostar dealhttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/jul/06/alstom-continues-eurostar-train-battle-with-siemens
Alstom battles on over Eurostar's award of contract for 10 high-speed trains to German rival Siemens<p>French engineering group Alstom is refusing to give up a bitter battle to overturn the politically controversial award of a €600m (&pound;540m) Eurostar train manufacturing contract to German rival Siemens and has launched a fresh legal claim in the high court in London.</p><p>An initial claim brought against Eurostar, which is controlled by French state-owned railway SNCF, was roundly defeated last October. Mr Justice Vos described Alstom, which makes Eurostar's current fleet, as &quot;to a significant extent the author of its own misfortunes&quot;. He refused leave to appeal and ordered Alstom to pay 80% of Eurostar's legal costs. The award of the contract for 10&nbsp;new 199mph (320kph) trains to Siemens sparked a political firestorm in France last year, as it marked the first time any SNCF-linked operator had awarded a deal for high-speed trains to a manufacturer other than Alstom.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/jul/06/alstom-continues-eurostar-train-battle-with-siemens">Continue reading...</a>Manufacturing sectorBusinessChannel TunnelTravelRail transportTransportUK newsSiemensEurostarWed, 06 Jul 2011 18:30:15 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/jul/06/alstom-continues-eurostar-train-battle-with-siemensBen Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesA Deutsche Bahn high-speed train at St Pancas International. The German railway wants to run a direct service through the channel tunnel to Frankfurt. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesBen Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesA Deutsche Bahn high-speed train at St Pancas International. The German railway wants to run a direct service through the channel tunnel to Frankfurt. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty ImagesSimon Bowers2011-07-06T18:30:15Z